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- English
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About This Book
Camp Ripley is the successor to Minnesotas first formally established National Guard training facility, Camp Lakeview, which was located on the shores of Lake Pepin and south of the town of Lake City. The new post took its name from Fort Ripley, a U.S. Army frontier fort that opened in 1849. The forts original site with its remaining ruins are encompassed within the current boundaries of the
Camp Ripley Military Reservation. Since the camp was expanding its facilities during the Great Depression, numerous individuals employed by federal New Deal programs participated in the building of Camp Ripley. In words and images, Camp Ripley: 19301960 documents the history of the camp during the first three decades of its existence. The images in this book have been selected from the archives of the Minnesota Military Museum as well as the Minnesota Department of Military Affairs and private collections.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- One - BEFORE CAMP RIPLEY
- Two - THE NEW TRAINING CAMP
- Three - HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITES AND BUILDINGS
- Four - LARGE-SCALE ARMY MANEUVERS AT CAMP RIPLEY
- Five - HISTORY OF MILLER AIRFIELD
- Six - LIFE FOR THE TROOPS
- Seven - TRAINING AT CAMP RIPLEY
- Eight - SPECIAL VISITORS AND EVENTS